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Construction Worker Falls Four Feet off a Scaffold at the New Yankee Stadium

 
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) A construction worker at the new Yankee Stadium was rushed to the hospital after falling four feet off a scaffold. The city Department of Buildings said that this happened because the wheel of the scaffold hit a drain. Firefighters initially said that he fell 12 feet, but now they say it was about four feet. The worker was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons and we wish him a quick recovery. (link)

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